haplography

English

Etymology

haplo- +‎ -graphy

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hæpˈlɒɡ.ɹə.fi/

Noun

haplography (countable and uncountable, plural haplographies)

1. Accidental omission of a letter or letter group that should be repeated in writing, for example, mispell for misspell.
   • 1999, Elaine Treharne; Romanticizing the Past in the Middle English Athelston; The Review of English Studies; Oxford University Press

     In the apparatus of Trounce's edition, dittography occurs at line 266, haplography at line 352, and there are numerous erasures and corrections within the text.

Related terms

• haplology